SB136 - Kentucky: Boats and Boating, Civil Actions, Federal Laws and Regulations, Fees, Financial Responsibility, Fuel

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to outline specific civil liability and related procedures for financial recovery after the theft of motor fuel for motor vehicles and motorboats; define "motor fuel," "retailer," "retail facility," and "vehicle"; authorize retailers to mail a notice demanding payment from the owner of a vehicle that receives motor fuel without making proper payment to the retailer; allow retailers to impose a $30 service charge in addition to recovering the cost of the motor fuel; impose a civil penalty in the amount of the greater of the price of the motor fuel or $100 if the owner has not made payment within 30 days after the notice was mailed; require that retailers conspicuously display notice of the service charge on the premises from which the motor fuel was received; forbid further collection efforts if the vehicle owner disputes the retailer's claim within the 30 days after the notice was mailed; limit retailers to collecting payment only pursuant to a court [...]

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